Better logic for empty yaml files

aws-cloudformation · Aug 6, 2024 · 16d1feb · 16d1feb
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diff --git a/src/cfnlint/decode/cfn_yaml.py b/src/cfnlint/decode/cfn_yaml.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 from yaml.resolver import Resolver
 from yaml.scanner import Scanner
 
+from cfnlint.decode.mark import Mark
 from cfnlint.decode.node import dict_node, list_node, str_node
 from cfnlint.rules import Match
 from cfnlint.rules.errors import ParseError
@@ -291,7 +292,7 @@ def loads(yaml_string, fname=None):
     template = loader.get_single_data()
     # Convert an empty file to an empty dict
     if template is None:
-        template = {}
+        template = dict_node({}, Mark(0, 0), Mark(0, 0))
 
     return template
 

diff --git a/test/unit/module/decode/test_decode.py b/test/unit/module/decode/test_decode.py
@@ -138,3 +138,7 @@ def test_decode_yaml_null_key(self):
             """
             )
         self.assertEqual(str(e.exception), err_msg)
+
+    def test_decode_yaml_empty(self):
+        template = cfnlint.decode.cfn_yaml.loads("")
+        self.assertEqual(template, {})